Dominic Rhodes breaks into the open field against Chicago during the third quarter of the Colts? 29-17 Super Bowl XLI victory on Feb. 4, 2007, in Miami.

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Phillip B. Wilson

Dominic Rhodes came to the Indianapolis Colts in 2001 as an undrafted unknown from a Texas college that required research to find, Midwestern State.

So who was this running back? His against-all-odds story was one for the books. And that was before he made it to the NFL, set an undrafted rookie league rushing record with 1,104 yards and was a catalyst for a Super Bowl XLI triumph in 2007.

Rhodes was raised by foster parents in Abilene, Texas. His father had done jail time. His brother was imprisoned for bank robbery. Home life with his mother was unstable. He was diagnosed with attention deficit ...